Substituted triazines



Patented Oct. 8; 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE -2,217,030 v sunsrrru'mn mmznms John Kenson Simona, D Plaskon Company, Inc ration of Delaware No Drawing.

1 Claim.

does not react with formaldehyde to form a 10 resin. The present invention arose from the discovery thatsubstitutedand unsubstituted-phenyLbiguanides react with aldehydes" to form intermediate reaction products that are capable r of conversion by heat into infusible resins, and 10 from the further discovery that more stable and resistant resins result if the phenyl biguanides are subjected to a ring-closing reaction and are then reacted withthe aldehydes'.

The novel carbon compounds of the present in- D vention are the compounds that can be prepared by subjecting substitutedand unsubstitutedphenyl biguanidesto a ring-closing reaction, and they are highly useful for the preparation of infusible synthetic resins. They are biguanide l derivatives, and it is not understood why they behave in an entirely different manner from biguanide when they are treated with aldehydes. The principal object of the invention is to provide novel substituted triazines of great utility. More specific objects and advantages are apparent from the description, which merely discloses and illustrates the invention and-is not intended to impose limitations upon the claims. 1

The novel carbon compounds of the invention N are believed to be hphenyl-ZA-diimino-1,23,4-

tetrahydro-1,3,5-triazines, in which the phenyl is substituted or unsubstituted These compounds are preferably prepared by 45 reacting ethyl formate with the corresponding substitutedor unsubstituted-phenyl biguanide cem-un-c-un-e um) The 1-phenyl-2,4-diimino 1,2,3,4 tetrahydm- 1,3,5-triazine is believed to be tautomeric with ormont, Pa., assignmto Toledo, Ohio, at corpo- Application February 14, 1939, Serial No. 256,309

the '1-phenyl-2-imino- 4 amino 1,2 dihydro- -t1lazine cat-N c-Nn,

Substitutedand unsubstituted-phenyl biguanides may be prepared as follows: 1 mol of hydr'ochloric acid is added to 1 mol of aniline or a 19 substituted aniline, in about 300 cc. of water. 1 mol of dicyandiamide is then added and the mixture is refluxed for 1 to 3 hours. When the solution is cooled, a 60 to 80% yield of the substitutedor unsubstituted-phenyl biguanide hydrochloride is obtained. The hydrochloride is then dissolved in 5 to times its weight of hot water, and an equivalent amount of sodium hydroxide in aqueous solution is added to precip itate the substituted biguanide.

The ring-closing reaction may be conducted as follows: A suflicientamount of absolute alcohol is added to 1 mol of the substitutedor unsubstituted-phenyl biguanide to, dissolve it at 0 C., and 1 mol of ethyl formate is added to the warm solution. The solution is refluxed for minutes and then cooled to separate the triazine. A yield of 40 to 80 per cent can be obtained. Examples of substituted biguanides that may be used in the fdregoing reaction are phenyl biguanide, o-tolyl biguanide; p-tolyl biguanide, pphenetyl biguanide, o-anisyl biguanide and o- 'chlorophenyl biguanide. The corresponding products that are obtained; whichare believed to be 1 aryl-2,4-diimino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,3,5- triazines, have the following meltin points: 231--2 C. for the phenyl, 159-61" C. for\the otolyl; 227-8 C. for the p-tolyl, 195-6 (3.,v for the p-phenetyl, 181-2 C. for the o-anisyl and 148-9 0. for the o-chlorophenyl.

The embodiments of the invention that have been described may be modified to meet/various Y requirements.

Having described my invention, 12' claim:

A novel carbon compound formed by the reaction of ethyl formate with a substance selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted-phenyl biguanide, and substituted-phenyl biguanide in which the substituent is a member of'the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy and halogen.

' JOHN KENSON SIMONS. 

